Decorative Techniques
In this section you’ll find all the techniques to help you decorate your stained glass. These range from Solder and Wire Work to Mosaic and Dalle de Verre. You’ll find articles on Stained Glass Painting and Etching Glass to help you decorate the surface of the glass.
Add a Special Something
Wow your friends and family with this gorgeous decorative soldered edge to your gifts. If you’re confident with soldering and looking for a challenge this is the tutorial for you!
Transform Your Gifts
Let your creativity loose and add unique detail to your glass art work with glass etching stencils.Cut down on waste by choosing the right type of stencil for your project.
Use Up Your Glass ScrapsHow to make beautiful stained glass applique panels using leftover cullet. Learn which glues work best, how to grout neatly and clean up easily.
Stained Glass Layering – How Plating Works To Create Depth And Shadowing
Welcome back to the second of two videos talking about Stained Glass Plating (or layering). The first one concentrated on the 'big names in plating ', Tiffany and Robert Oddy. You can see #1 video here if you missed it. #2 video breaks the plating process down into small, manageable…
Stained Glass Plating And The Effects You Can Achieve With It
Plating. What do you think of when I say that word? If it's 'FOOD', you're in good company! Thankfully for us, it applies to both food (lovely) AND stained glass (even more lovely). Stained Glass Plating is when you stack or layer glass up to create limitless special effects; depth,…
Mirror Discoloration
Tips for Using Mirrors in Stained Glass Mirrors can be used very creatively in copper foiled stained glass work. You can use them as a regular looking glass, or incorporate them into lamps or panels. All you have to do differently is make sure you treat the mirror pieces with…
Signing Stained Glass Work – Video
Signing stained glass tells the world that you designed and made it ALL yourself. There's something really satisfying about seeing your name on your window at the end of all your hard work. It doesn't have to be about your name - you could add a dedication, add part of…
How to Use Wire Working To Add Decorative Details
Adding wire working to stained glass gives your project a whole new look. It adds detail that you can't get with just stained glass and copper foil alone. Click the links below to go to the different sections: Wireworking Eyes Adding Wire Flower Stamen Decorative Wire Working Spiral Tutorial Wire…
Decorative Soldering Dots
How to do Decorative Soldering Dots Here's a brand new way of creating decorative soldering dots. It's neat, its foolproof and it's quick. You can't argue with that. It was suggested and demonstrated by Georgia Hamilton. A big hands together for Georgia. Gather all the tools together and start creating…
Stained Glass Painting
Painting on Glass Tutorials Painting on glass is a very exciting stained glass technique. It allows your creativity to run free, without the constraints of cutting, leading or any of the other processes that require accuracy and lots of fiddly pieces fitting together. This section covers everything you need to…
Painting Trace Lines
Outlining Your Design Stain glass painting opens up an exciting number of options for you. Once you get the hang of it you'll be able to add detail, texture and colour to your stained glasswork. Starting with line work is best, especially for beginners, as it can be fired first…
Types Of Stained Glass Paint
Which Paint Is Best For Your Project? Painting glass allows you to add infinite amounts of detail and texture to your stained glasswork. It opens up a whole variety of effects to you. It is fired permanently on to the surface of the glass in a kiln. This is where you'll…
Glass Painting Techniques – Matting
Blending Paint Tutorial Any guide to glass painting techniques has to include matting, or shading. It's the exciting process that will make your work look 3-D, like the drapery in church windows. Matting requires a very different approach than other stained glass painting techniques. Instead of putting paint on, you're…